The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-11-19
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important Facts. ,ares,
and Statistics.

road Irom Carthage, the terminus
of he san Pedro coal mine branch
of the 4. T. KS. +. r. r, l03
miles from Socorro, on the main
line. I55 miles from FL Paso, Tex
~. ami 45 from Lincoln, the Co.
scat.
White Oaks is the largest town
in the county, and the seat OF an
important supply trade. Its five
~ situated in Il valley, among the
spurs of the Carlo range. at an ell
ovation OF 6,47O feet above sea
level. 1t has two religions organ
i~zations. Methodist and Congrcga-
tionalist, a large and prosperous
public school, two weekly ncw~pa-
pers. five prosperous mercantile cs
taulishmeuts, two hotels, two bil-
lard alls, two blacksmith shops,
Zone also a wagon shop,D one TWEEN
" stamp gold mill in operation al
SO a Huntington Centrifugal mill,
and a 10 stamp gold mill.
81 D.
The great uomestake Gold Mines
mr.. one mile y. ". of the centre OF
tha town, and around them are q
dozen rich mines, less developed.
Almost adjoining the town, OF the
S. E., are inexhaustible mines OF
coal. varying from bitumlnous to
oom;-ontEracite. From four to
seven miles n. W. of the town, III
the Lone Mountain reg N, are eN-
tensive bodies of magu &c lion
ores, of excellent quality aud ing
grade. Twenty miles sou h ana
south west lie the silver lead mines
Of the Bonito mining district tie
rich gold mines OF the Nogal mir
;np district, and the copper Silver
bearlng) ores of the west side.
The town is abundantly supplied
with water {; wood is abundant III
the foothills, and timber IN the
mountain ranges.
WbIte Oaks has a daily uiI to
Cartilage. ON the Railway, aud t"
FIT. Stanton, 81 miles east. 1t is
the present objective point of the
Chicago. St. LOUIS ~ FL Paso K. K.
now building from FL Paso. Texas,
and is destined 10 be an important
poiut upon that railway when it IS
aompleted to Kansas City, as the
necessary link in the shortest posi-
bic lne between Chicago and the
CIV of McI:co.
The Couuty OF Lincoln, in the
southeastern corner of New MeXl
co. is lS0 miles in extreme length,
and 1850 in extreme breadth. az"
contains 1850 square n.iicS. J,
is Divided. from north 10 south, by
the Rio Pccos.eni uortart stream,
which receives within the count!
numerous tributaries arising in the
eust side of tue Great Range.
The western part Of the County
is divided by mountains, locally
known as the GGllinas, Jicarillas.
Harizos, Sierra Blancos, DC, all
portions of the Great Mountain
Range dividing Eastern New Mex
leo. The peaks of these ranges
vary from-Gallinas and Jacks
Peak, about 5000 feet, TO Carlo,
9.2OO, Nogal, 10000, and Sierra
Bl2nco, $4,000.
The population of the County
was 5000 in 1885, now about6, 900
The towns, other than W hite Oaks,
are Lincoln, San Patriclo, Pichaco,
Weed, Dowliu's Mill, Galena, Ros-
well, Seven Rivers, Three Rivers,
and Lookout.
Two-thirds of the County con
sists OF fine grazing lands, mainly
well watered, and stocked with
800. 900 head Of cattle, an increase
of 1000 per cent. in 8 years. The
Angora goat has made his appear
ance in the mountains OF Lincoln
County, and he is here to stay. lie
ranges where nothing else willard
Is exceedingly Pipht'o'S mo
owner. There are but few sheep
in the county, about $4,000 horses
and mules, and burros, (Anglia
,Jackass es, like the sands of the
seashore, for multitude
On the Penasco, Ruidoso, Boni
to, Hondo, Seven Rivers, Black
River, and Pecos, there are the fin
est of agricultural lands. Fine
farms have been opened on al
those streams, and upon them has
been produced in exceptional quail
itv and quantity every farm pro
nets which can be raised at such
an elevation. The experience OF
the late Chas. Fritz demonstrated
that Lincoln County will produce,
in abundance, all the Northern
fruits. The agricultural interest is
already important, and growing.
Mines we're first discovered in